Conferva intestinalis (Linnaeus) Roth 1797

Publication Details
Conferva intestinalis (Linnaeus) Roth 1797: 159

Published in: Roth, A.W. (1797). Catalecta botanica quibus plantae novae et minus cognitae describuntur atque illustrantur. Fasc. 1. pp. [i]-viii, [1]-244 [1-2, index, pls], 8 pls. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: in Bibliopolo I.G. Mülleriano.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Conferva is Conferva rupestris Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus.

Basionym
Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus

Type Information
Type locality: Woolwich, London, England?; (Hayden & al. 2003: 289) Lectotype: Dillenius (1742: pl. 9: fig. 7) (epitype) OXF; (Yoshida 1998) Notes: Blomster et al. (1999) select a lectotype (epitype) of Dillenius (1742: pl. 9: fig. 7); see also Hayden et al. (2003: 289). Type locality: 'in Mari omni' (South & Skelton, 2003).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), relating to or found in the intestines (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 January 2001 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 16 November 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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